China's first care home for seriously disabled people who have
been looked after by elderly parents has opened in Pudong New Area
in Shanghai.
People holding serious disabled certificates, who have parents
aged 74 or older, or those with no family can apply to stay at the
rest home, said the Pudong branch of the Shanghai Disabled People
Federation on Sunday.
"We have more than 5,000 seriously disabled people who cannot
work in the district. Among them, more than 900 have senior parents
or have no one to take care of them," Gao Xuebing, director of the
branch, said.
The rest home, which is in Airport Town, occupies two hectares
and contains 220 beds, among which 64 are for people who need
24-hour nursing, said Gao.
The Pudong government has invested 55 million yuan (US$7.25
million) for construction of the rest home, according to the
federation.
At present, people needing round-the-clock nursing in the rest
home will pay 1,100 yuan a month, while the rest will pay 950 yuan.
The area government will give 400 yuan (US$52) subsidies each month
to patients.
(Shanghai Daily August 28, 2007)